Saturday, August 18, 2012

CNN International puts Fareed Zakaria back on television after plagiarism scandal.


CNN International (DStv 401) is putting Fareed Zakaria back on television after he was caught plagiarising text from other people in columns and a TIME magazine article without correct attribution.

Fareed Zakaria was suspended last Friday by TIME and CNN International. Fareed Zakaria's weekly TV show Fareed Zakaria GPS was immediately taken off the air and didn't go out this past Sunday and won't this Sunday either, but CNN International will now return Fareed Zakaria GPS to its schedule from next Sunday, 26 August.

Fareed Zakaria is guilty of plagiarism, but CNN International in a press statement now says that "Zakaria has apologized for a journalistic lapse. CNN and Zakaria will work together to strengthen further the procedures for his show and blog. His public affairs programme GPS will return on Sunday 26 August on CNN International."